Ethnic Images in the Comics
an exhibition in the Museum of the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies
September 15 - December 20, 1986
This Internet publication has been supported by
a grant from The Equitable Foundation
Table of Contents
Preface
M. Mark Stolarik
Foreword
Theodore Freedman
Introduction
Gail F. Stern
A Brief History of Ethnicity in the Comics
Charles Hardy
From Subhumans to Superhumans: Ethnic Characters in the Comics
From Subhumans to Superhumans: Ethnic Characters in the Comics
Abie the Agent, Gimpl the Matchmaker, Berl Schliemazel, et al.
John J. Appel
From "Under Cork" to Overcoming: Black Images in the Comics
Steven Loring Jones
You've Come a Long Way, Baby. Ethnic Superheroes in Comic Books
Amy Rashap
From Chop-Chop to Wu Cheng: The Evolution of the Chinese Character in Blackhawk Comic Books
Carla Zimmerman
Kick Out the Jams, Boy Commandos, Sure and Its Himself
Gerald Kolpan
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Gail F. Stern
Catalog scanned and converted to HTML by David Toccafondi
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